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JAPAN · 1955

The Empress Yang Kwei Fei

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age imperial court politics social climbing forbidden love family ambition historical tragedy
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In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important mi

Year1955
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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